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01-26-2009, 09:06 PM
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#1 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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|  what's up with this RAM?
So i went to buy some RAM (Kingston KVR800D2N5/2G) today for my mom's computer and when I got home i noticed that the piece of ram is physically half the size of normal RAM (half the height) but still 240 pin.
is this normal?
i havent been in the computer upgrading loop for about 8 years.. am i missing something?
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01-26-2009, 09:22 PM
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#2 | | Say! Say! Say!
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As far as I know, they're both DDR2, and the new Kingston should work fine.
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01-27-2009, 02:27 AM
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#3 | | Trollollolloing RS sine 2005
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as long as they're both DDR2, it should be fine as long as ur not running dual channel mode.
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01-27-2009, 02:36 AM
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#4 | | The RS Freebie guru
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01-27-2009, 03:04 AM
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#5 | | Resident Bullshitter
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those are the newer batch of DDR2, they reduce the size so that it will fit in mini-ITX cases
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01-27-2009, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by .Renn.Sport those are the newer batch of DDR2, they reduce the size so that it will fit in mini-ITX cases | He is correct. 
It works/performs the same as the older batches and running Dual channel should be fine with them.  | |
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01-28-2009, 09:45 AM
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#7 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul | the memory i bought (which is that exact same one on ncix) only goes up to the notches in height
in other words, the RAM does not have big notches that hold the RAM down in the middle but on top.
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01-28-2009, 09:51 AM
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#8 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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I think your question has been answered. Is there something that you are still wondering about?
By now you must have discovered that it works fine.
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01-28-2009, 10:37 AM
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#9 | | The RS Freebie guru
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Well, that's pretty interesting... I mean, I deal with hardware quite a bit myself and didn't know they started making half-height memory... but at the same time, I don't know why you would be alarmed about it. I guess they finally figured they can make the module smaller. They've done the same for other parts like half-height single-platter hard drives...
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